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Mather & Platt
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Mather & Platt is the name of several large engineering firms in Europe, South Africa and Asia that are subsidiaries of Wilo SE, Germany or were founded by former employees. The original company was founded in the Newton Heath area of Manchester, England, where it was a major employer. That firm continues as a food processing and packaging business, trading as M & P Engineering in Trafford Park, Manchester.[1]
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Company type | Textile machinery, electrical centrifugal pumps |
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Industry | Manufacture of machinery for textile, apparel and leather production machinery industry and plant construction manufacture of other pumps and compressors ![]() |
Founded | 1845 |
Headquarters | Johannesburg and Chinchwad |
Area served | South Africa and India |
Products | electrical centrifugal pumps |
Parent | Wilo SE, Germany |
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The core business produces large electrical centrifugal pumps. The brand is known in India as Mather & Platt Pumps and in South Africa as Mather & Platt SA PTY Ltd.[2][3]